Conference Program

Access 2025 Conference

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Conference Program

Day One – Monday 13th October

Keynote 1: Design for a Welcoming and Inclusive City
Skye Haldane
Principal Strategic Design – City Projects – The Greenline Project | Infrastructure & Amenity
City of Melbourne

From Exclusive to Inclusive – The Evolution of Community Sports Pavilions
Nicole Maslin
Manager, Healthy and Active Communities
Banyule City Council

Designing Sensory-Friendly Spaces for Everyone
Cathryn Grant, Ellen Naismith, Ilianna Ginnis – Access Consultants
Architecture and Access

Universal Design and the Brisbane Olympics
Nick Morris – Consultant/Universal Design Expert/Human Movement

Fixing the existing environment to be more inclusive: Universal Design in the inner city
Dr. Murray Coleman – Architect

Emergency Evacuation Planning in the Built Environment for Persons with a Disability
Hank Van Ravenstein – Principal – Melbourne
LCI Artelia Group Consultants

Day Two – Tuesday 14th October

Keynote 2: Design for Everyone
Ensuring more Victorians have access to community sports infrastructure
Evan Wilkinson, Manager, Barwon South West
Bianca Stewart, Project Manager, Regional Sports Infrastructure
Sport and Recreation Victoria

Playing with Access Standards
Dale Sheppard – Director
Access Solutions National

Play and Chat: Creating Communication Accessible Parks and Play Spaces
Jacqui Steele – Development Manager
Scope – Communication Inclusion Resource Centre
Jacob Matthew – Director
Domatic Access

Beyond the Gate: Creating Inclusive Spaces with Assistance Animal Relief Areas
Ngoc Autran – Access Consultant
MBC Group

Developing Australia’s first Changing Places Network Plan
Andrew Monahan – Access and Inclusion Officer
City of Moreton Bay

Case Study of Palm Beach Aquatic and Community Centre
Daniel Bedwell – Obvious Access
Nikki Jackson – City of Gold Coast

Levelling the Field – A systems approach to disability inclusion in community sport
Amy Moore, Manager – Policy, Equity and Inclusion
Sport and Recreation Victoria

Cultural Considerations and Universal Design Multi faith Prayer Rooms – Case study MCG
Issam Nubulsi: Principal
Desypher Architecture

Standards, Guidelines and Reviews – An Update
Joe Manton – Director
Access Institute

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